{"id":39783,"date":"2025-11-20T16:57:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T16:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/39783\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T16:57:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T16:57:07","slug":"luminature-returns-to-the-philadelphia-zoo-nbc10-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/39783\/","title":{"rendered":"LumiNature returns to the Philadelphia Zoo \u2013 NBC10 Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.philadelphiazoo.org\/luminature\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LumiNature<\/a> is back, transforming the Philadelphia Zoo into a glowing nighttime wonderland.<\/p>\n<p>This is your chance to experience brilliant light sculptures that shimmer along the paths, turning every corner into a sparkling surprise.<\/p>\n<p>Displays include a 40-foot-tall penguin glowing with 40,000 lights and the iconic pink flamingo tree, built with 1,500 lawn ornament flamingos and so much more. <\/p>\n<p>Once you have finished seeing all the whimsical wildlife scenes, you can visit Santa&#8217;s Lodge and say hello to Saint Nick himself. <\/p>\n<p>And the experience doesn&#8217;t end there because you can also hang out at Jambi&#8217;s Solstice Saloon, which serves up cocktails and mocktails. <\/p>\n<p>Also, don&#8217;t forget to check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcphiladelphia.com\/critter-corner\/philadelphia-zoo-ferris-wheel-luminature\/4286444\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the &#8220;Philly Zoo Pherris Wheel<\/a>,&#8221; a new 110-foot-tall observation wheel situated where the former Zoo Balloon once stood, offering breathtaking views of the zoo, city skyline, and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, you will not see any animals during your visit because most will be sleeping inside their indoor exhibits.<\/p>\n<p>LumiNature is open from 5 to 9 p.m. on select nights, November 20, 2025, through January 3, 2026. <\/p>\n<p>Ticket prices vary by date; check out\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.philadelphiazoo.org\/luminature\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">philadelphiazoo.org\/luminature<\/a>\u00a0to plan your trip today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LumiNature is back, transforming the Philadelphia Zoo into a glowing nighttime wonderland. This is your chance to experience&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":39784,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[69,71,70,2357],"class_list":["post-39783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news","tag-philadelphia-zoo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39783"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39783\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}